UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates. The league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established in 2019. The league featured 10 teams who played each other twice in its first season, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE footballing season was cancelled.
The UAE FA set a strategy to support featuring more privately owned clubs and football academies in the UAE Football Pyramid. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the UAE FA confirmed that the format of league will remain as 12 teams, with the introduction of the UAE Third Division League with a promotion-relegation system.
Current teams As of 2025–26 UAE Second Division League Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Club Home city Stadium Al Fath Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium Al Ittihad Abu Dhabi Unknown Al Rams Al Rams Al Rams Stadium Arabian Falcons Dubai Jebel Ali Shooting Club Fursan Hispania Dubai (Al Sufouh) The Sevens Stadium Baynounah Al Dhannah Soccer City Stadium Forte Virtus Dubai (Mirdif) UIS International School Gulf United B Dubai (Al Jaddaf) Dubai Club Stadium Legentus Dubai Unknown Palm City Dubai Unknown Royal Dubai (Al Khawaneej) UIS International Precision Jebel Ali Precision Football - Ibn Battuta Mall- Dubai Madenat Dubai Dubai Club For People Of Determination United II Dubai ISD Stadium Pitch
List of champions Source:
2019–20: Quattro 2020–21: Abtal Al Khaleej 2021–22: Al Fursan 2022–23: Gulf United 2023–24: Fleetwood United 2024–25: Elite Falcons 2025–26: Palm City
Performance by club Club Winners Winning seasons Quattro 1 2019–20 Abtal Al Khaleej 2020–21 Al Fursan 2021–22 Gulf United 2022–23 Fleetwood United 2023–24Elite Falcons2024–25Palm City2025–26
Performance by city City / Area Titles Clubs Winning seasonsDubai 4 Abtal Al Khaleej (1): 2020–21Al Fursan (1): 2021–22Gulf United (1): 2022–23Elite Falcons(1): 2024–25Ajman 1 Quattro (1): 2019–20Jebel AliFleetwood United (1): 2023–24
References
External links UAE FA Official website